Scrum Master
Job Description
Location: REMOTE WORK, VA, US
Date Posted: 2025-01-29
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Bus Proc Analyst
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is looking for a 100% remote Scrum Master
Job Description:
SAIC is looking for an experienced Scrum Master to work remotely joining a SAFe Agile Scrum team working on strategic projects supporting the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources and Conservation Division. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the team’s Government Product Owner, be a servant leader to their scrum team, eliminate blockers where necessary, facilitate SAFe iteration ceremonies, and provide regular updates to the Release Train Engineer and other major stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Work with the Government Product Owner (GPO), planning out quarterly Program Increments (PI) as well as 2-to-3-year road mapping of project work.
Work with Development Project Manager to create S.M.A.R.T. Objectives and Features for the PI.
Provide regular updates to Train leadership, customers and stakeholders on team progress.
Facilitate SAFe Agile ceremonies for the scrum team.
Organize demos for the development team to show work completed.
Update traceability metrics to record project progress and completion.
Improve team effectiveness by coaching team members.
Act as a Servant Leader, supporting Team leadership to manage the Backlog, shield the team from outside interference, and remove obstacles to achieving commitments.
Organize training for the team when necessary.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (4 years)
5+ years of experience working in scrum/agile delivery with large scale applications and development environments
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient working in Microsoft Applications such as Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Must be Scrum Master certified
Preferred Skills:
Working knowledge of Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
Target salary range: $80,001 – $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC’s approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .